Travel hacked to Mexico City over the new-year long weekend. ¡Feliz año nuevo!
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Teotihuacan is an ancient city located in the Valley of Mexico. Mesoamercian pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, were built prior to the Spanish conquest. Its main roadway, the Avenue of the Dead, runs from south to north and connects the palace and temple complexes.
On New Year’s Eve, I took the earliest 6am bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacan. Out of the approximated 50,000 people who visited the site that day, I was the first person to enter the site (other than those who rode the air balloons to see the sunrise). @TeotihuacanTeotihuacan is an ancient city located in the Valley of Mexico. Mesoamercian pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, were built prior to the Spanish conquest. Its main roadway, the Avenue of the Dead, runs from south to north and connects the palace and temple complexes.
On New Year’s Eve, I took the earliest 6am bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacan. Out of the approximated 50,000 people who visited the site that day, I was the first person to enter the site (other than those who rode the air balloons to see the sunrise). @TeotihuacanTeotihuacan is an ancient city located in the Valley of Mexico. Mesoamercian pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, were built prior to the Spanish conquest. Its main roadway, the Avenue of the Dead, runs from south to north and connects the palace and temple complexes.
On New Year’s Eve, I took the earliest 6am bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacan. Out of the approximated 50,000 people who visited the site that day, I was the first person to enter the site (other than those who rode the air balloons to see the sunrise). @TeotihuacanTeotihuacan is an ancient city located in the Valley of Mexico. Mesoamercian pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, were built prior to the Spanish conquest. Its main roadway, the Avenue of the Dead, runs from south to north and connects the palace and temple complexes.
On New Year’s Eve, I took the earliest 6am bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacan. Out of the approximated 50,000 people who visited the site that day, I was the first person to enter the site (other than those who rode the air balloons to see the sunrise). @TeotihuacanTeotihuacan is an ancient city located in the Valley of Mexico. Mesoamercian pyramids, such as the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon, were built prior to the Spanish conquest. Its main roadway, the Avenue of the Dead, runs from south to north and connects the palace and temple complexes.
On New Year’s Eve, I took the earliest 6am bus from Mexico City to Teotihuacan. Out of the approximated 50,000 people who visited the site that day, I was the first person to enter the site (other than those who rode the air balloons to see the sunrise). @TeotihuacanA backpack is all I carry for this relatively short trip to Mexico. @MexicoCityTaking the Mexico City Metro. @MexicoCityStreet view at Latin American Tower. @MexicoCityRevolution Monument, commemorating Mexican Revolution. @MexicoCityAngel of Independence, commemorating Mexico’s independence. @MexicoCityCDMX (Ciudad de México), Mexico City in Spanish. @MexicoCityMorning Mobike ride to the museum. @MexicoCityRiding Bird scooter in CDMX. @MexicoCityDaily dose of street tacos. @MexicoCityDaily dose of street tacos. @TijuanaSitting on sidewalk with locals to consume tacos in Tijuana. @TijuanaSelina is one of my favorite hostel chains in Latin America. I have previously stayed at the ones in Granada, San Juan del Sur, and Medellin. Depending which one you stay at, each offers a variety of complimentary activities: Spanish class, Salsa dance, yoga, ping pong tournament, city tours, and much more. @MexicoCityParaguas (Umbrella) at the National Museum of Anthropology.
National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. If you want to learn about indigenous people and ancient territories prior to the Spanish conquest, this is it. From early hunters to Teotihuacan to Mexica to Oaxaca to the Maya. Just to walk through the exhibits would easily take half a day. @MexicoCityStone of the Sun, a sacrificial altar of the Mexicas. The face of Xintecuhtli (God of Fire) emerges from the earth hole to hold a pair of human hearts, with his tongue transformed in a sacrificial knife.
National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. If you want to learn about indigenous people and ancient territories prior to the Spanish conquest, this is it. From early hunters to Teotihuacan to Mexica to Oaxaca to the Maya. Just to walk through the exhibits would easily take half a day. @MexicoCityThe tomb of Pakal the Great of the Maya.
National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. If you want to learn about indigenous people and ancient territories prior to the Spanish conquest, this is it. From early hunters to Teotihuacan to Mexica to Oaxaca to the Maya. Just to walk through the exhibits would easily take half a day. @MexicoCityMayan murals.
National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. If you want to learn about indigenous people and ancient territories prior to the Spanish conquest, this is it. From early hunters to Teotihuacan to Mexica to Oaxaca to the Maya. Just to walk through the exhibits would easily take half a day. @MexicoCityCoatlicue, the god of the Mexica wearing a skirt made of snakes.
National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. If you want to learn about indigenous people and ancient territories prior to the Spanish conquest, this is it. From early hunters to Teotihuacan to Mexica to Oaxaca to the Maya. Just to walk through the exhibits would easily take half a day. @MexicoCityView from Latin American Tower. @MexicoCityView from Latin American Tower. @MexicoCityDeath in Mexico is treated very differently than in other parts of the world. It is a daily part of life that is celebrated instead of mourned and avoided. A calaca (skeleton) is commonly used for decoration during the Day of the Dead festival. @MexicoCityThere was a direct flight from San Francisco to Mexico City, but I didn’t want to pay premium to get there during new year break. So I decided to fly to San Diego with a reward ticket, walked across the Mexican border to Tijuana, and from there flew to Mexico City. The domestic ticket costed way less than the international one. @MexicoCityBorder crossing at Tijuana / San Ysidro. @Tijuana
